Galarraga, 6-10 with a 5.05 ERA, was sore after his last start in Oakland. Although the inflammation requires Galarraga to miss his next start, Dombrowski said he'll be back for the stretch run.

"We've got to take care of him," manager Jim Leyland said of Galarraga. "I don't want that on my resume. ... When you take care as much as you can during the regular season, you tend to have them fresher for the last month, if you happen to get that far."